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employing laborers by the month, on these plantations, is the only reliable system, that can be put into operation now.

It gives the stronger, an advantages, over the weaker, and by placing both in a position, where they are, to some extent independent of each other, would result in making both, more faithful to each other. - I have no doubt, it would be productive of greater good, to the labour by making him more reliable and more industrious - and, I also believe, that as soon, as the Southern planters recover from their present financial embarrassment, they would prefer it.. - But as a general thing, taking all things into consideration, the freedmen, are doing better, than, has been generally expected. - The feeling existing between the whites, and the freedmen, among the most intelligent, and respectable, is kindly